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Ash

I am here for Friends

About Me

Hot mess seeks clean fun.

My Interests

I'm so goddamn interesting you wouldn't fucking believe it.

I'd like to meet:

Sandra Bernhard, John Cameron Mitchell, Parker Posey, Quentin Crisp (R.I.P.), James St. James, Kathy Griffin.

Music:

The Magnetic Fields, Dolly Parton, Depeche Mode, Teen Choice, Kissingbooth, Talkshow Boy, The Hidden Cameras, Tiger Trap, Tori Amos, Kate Bush, Antony & The Johnsons, The Smiths, Diana Anaid, Imogen Heap, The Raveonettes, Missy Elliott, Brad Walsh, Marianne Faithful, Minogues (both), The Mavis's, LAUPER, B-52's, Madonna, Magic Dirt, Bjork (at times)

Movies:

DESPERATE LIVING, Female Trouble, Serial Mom, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (AMAZING!), Manhattan (and most things Woody Allen), What's Eating Gilbert Grape, Little Shop of Horrors (highlight of my life being in LA and meeting Ellen Greene), Edward Scissorhands, Party Monster, Waiting for Guffman, Mommie Dearest, Daytrippers, The Last Unicorn, House of Yes, Josie and the Pussycats, The Anniversary Party, Gia, What's Love Got To Do With It (TINA & IKE!!!), THE KAREN CARPENTER STORY, Transamerica, Brokeback Mountain and of course... ABIGAIL'S PARTY!

Television:

THE COMEBACK, America's Next Top Model, Strangers with Candy, Drawn Together, Frontline (always and forever), Australia's Biggest Loser, The L Word, Love My Way

Books:

"The Narnia Series" by CS Lewis, "The Belgariad", "The Mallorean" both by David Eddings, "Veronika Decides to Die" by Paulo Coelho, "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte, "The Neverending Story" by Michael Ende, "A Density of Souls", "The Snow Garden" both books written by Christopher (son of Anne) Rice, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle, "The Little Worm Book" by Janet Ahlberg and the Lemony Snickets books.Anything written by David Sedaris

Heroes:


+ Declan Greene, Gillian Perry - and of course, Valerie Cherish
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My Blog

Gay Day Outing

So Saturday was Melbourne's big Gay Day and I gotta tell you  if they meant 'gay' in the way embittered teenagers say 'gay' then boy was it a gay day. But if they meant 'gay' as in RELEVANT TO ME IN ...
Posted by Ash on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:14:00 PST

HOT REVIEW!!!!

Come and see my play - or else I will lose lots of money!I am begging here.But to regain my pride, just look at our shit hot review in Inpress!!!!!...
Posted by Ash on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:50:00 PST

I talk the talk

Hey y'alls.First off I guess we should get the apology out of the way. Ok, I'm sorry for abandoing you all for so long. But daddy had to work ok? And besides, I opened the widnow in the car a crack, j...
Posted by Ash on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:26:00 PST

The Age nailed my oedipus complex!!!!

When I did my Age interview on Wednesday morning there was one quote I really hoped they weren't going to use. It was the one about my mother calling my sister a bitch when she was eight years old - f...
Posted by Ash on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 04:50:00 PST

drunken blogging / ranting / boring musings

SO I've just gotten home from the Fringe afer-party where I was ROBBED of my 'best male actor' award as this year they decided not to have the damn category because most of the performers were fucking...
Posted by Ash on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 11:15:00 PST

Herald Sun Review!!!

I Love You, BroHEARLD SUN REVIEWWednesday 10th OctoberReviewer: Chris BoydEver since A Clockwork Orange, writers have been having a crack at making their own language, their own "nasdat", with varying...
Posted by Ash on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:33:00 PST

The ingredients for my ’awesome’ night

1. An awesome performance of my one man show.2. An awesome response to what I thought was my awesome performance.3. A few drinks with an awesome hero of mine after the show in which he said he liked m...
Posted by Ash on Tue, 09 Oct 2007 08:51:00 PST

another review (small) for I love you, bro!

FRINGE FESTIVAL REVIEW - Tim Richards, www.theage.com.au4 starsI Love You, Bro is a dynamic monologue that's delivered with engaging energy by Ash Flanders.This absorbing theatre piece tells the (part...
Posted by Ash on Mon, 08 Oct 2007 09:52:00 PST

I can’t even begin to tell you...

I can't even begin to tell you how great my play was tonightI can't even begin to tell you how much my friends all loved itI can't even begin to tell you how proud I wasI can't even begin to tell you ...
Posted by Ash on Sun, 07 Oct 2007 09:55:00 PST

REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!

Finally... someone gets my genius!!!! I've put me in bold if you don't have time to read the other stuff which is EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT!!!!http://www.aussietheatre.com/revlovebro.htmI Love You, Bro is ...
Posted by Ash on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:26:00 PST